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Our greatest
strength is our teamwork. Although we are diverse in our skills, each of us has
knowledge in all of the areas required to engineer our control systems.
Together, we bring a great deal of experience and knowledge to every project we
undertake, along with a friendly attitude. Take some time to get to know
us...
Werner
Surber
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Werner is the
founder of Consign AG now known as Consign LLC. In 1980, he began his career
into the amusement industry. Six years later, Werner chose to found Consign as
a company dedicated to the control aspects of the industry. Shortly after
starting Consign AG, Werner formed a partnership with at the time, the new
design firm of Bolliger and Mabillard. Since then, he has become one of the
most well-known control system experts in the business today. Recently, Werner
has chosen to take on more of an advisory role and is no longer involved in the
day to day operations of Consign. |
John
Chenoweth
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John arrived at
Consign also in the Fall of 1996. He holds a degree in both Mechanical
Engineering and Computer Science. Added to that, John has built up over 20
years of programming experience in mechanical/engineering systems. This
combination of mechanical and programming skills gives us some additional
insight into the mechanical aspects of our projects. In addition, John also
maintains our office server and network. |
Todd
Twigg
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Todd joined Consign
in the fall of 1997. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering specializing in
process control from the University of Maryland. After working with Consign for
only a short time, Todd took it upon himself to fill the needed position of
drive specialist. Now, he has become the expert on both Allen Bradley and ABB
drives. In addition, Todd wrote the software for the current error display
program using visual basic. |
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Brian
Ondrey
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Brian joined the
company in February of 1998 after previous work involving control systems in
the steel industry. Graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1995, Brian
has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and adds a strong electrical background to
Consign. Beyond that, he is extremely well versed in ladder logic programming
and has become the software specialist. One of Brian's other duties is
troubleshooter for any technical service required through the
year. |
Tim
Crawford
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Tim began working at
Consign in the Fall of 1996. When he was hired, Tim brought to Consign an
electrical background of almost 20 years. Due to this, Tim has become the
office hardware specialist and tends to be the first man from Consign to arrive
at any job site. In addition to his field work, Tim's other office
responsibilities include CAD hardware design and inventory management. Tim
handles almost all equipment purchases and oversees most of the panel
construction. |
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Jerry
DeGama
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Jerry has more than
20 years experience as a systems integrator with the capability for complete
project responsibility. His diverse background includes testing, installation
and start-up of control systems for factory automation, machine safety and
process control. He has previous experience with amusement rides with Consign
AG and Paramount Parks. Jerry hopes to play a key role in the proto-typing and
testing of the next generation of safety systems. |
Brad
Taylor
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Brad began with
Consign in October 2006. He graduated from West Virginia University in 2003,
earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Before coming to Consign, Brad was
involved in the aluminum manufacturing industry as a mechanical designer and
also in the building automation industry as an engineering specialist. Since
beginning with Consign, he has been given the responsibility of learning and
implementing the newest version of Autodesks AutoCAD Electrical
software. |
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Accountant John
Kelly
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John serves as
Consign's part-time accountant. He has a CPA certificate and has been with
Consign for over six years. In addition to general accounting, John also
manages the company benefit plans. He is not in during normal business hours,
so if it is necessary to reach him, sending a fax would be the best method.
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